Jane Eyre

HEy, i don't know much about the show...i know the story. I'd love to know opinions of the Music. I'm curioius b/c i'm singing "the finer things" and i'm just curious about the characters, music, etc...

thanks!

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I love the Jane Eyre score. I was never a fan of Ebersole.

Jane Eyre was my favorite show that season. I love the score. Reminiscent of The Secret Garden. The set and lighting design was innovative and amazing. The show certainly deserved a longer run and I agree that Marla deserved the Tony that year. The show also deserved Tonys for scenic design, lighting design and score. I really miss it. I would love to see it again.

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The score to Jane Eyre is beutiful and haunting, especially "Sirens." "The Finer Things" is a great song, really describes Blanche Ingram and what she stands for. And indeed, Marla was ROBBED of a Tony. My jaw hit the floor, bounced back up, and then hit the ground again when she didn't win and it took many times of replaying my tape I recorded of them while I was watching to see that she didn't win. Her vocal work is superb and James Barbour was perfect, a bruting and troubled individual, yet at the same times gentle and misunderstood.

That's a good question. A better question: why was Kate Levering, who was playing Peggy Sawyer in Peggy Sawyer's story get nominted in the featured category. And answer: Christine Ebersole's performance was wonderful and she is a star and had star billing, therefore she was nominated a leading. Another reason, this was the year The Producers took everything and the only category where they really had nothing to submit was the leading actress category. Ms. Ebersole's performance was very strong and she had a very good chance of winning against Marla Schaffel, which she subsequently did. Ms. Levering didn't have a rat's chance at toppling Marla Schaffel. She gave a good performance, but the perky ingenue of 42nd Street couldn't compare to the powerful star performance of Marla Schaffel. Christine Ebersole had a certain authority on stage in the production even if she was a supporting character. So, naturally, she got put in the leading category and won. Was her performance bad? Not in the least. Was it award worthy? Yes, indeed. Should she have beat Marla Schaffel? No. No, she shouldn't have.

Thanks gherbert for the explanation. I find star billing (or lack of)deciding the Tony category ridiculous. The performer should be slotted in the category based upon the actual performance. There was no way Ebersole belonged in the lead actress category.

I don't take the Tonys as an indicator of quality, but would it kill them to put performances in the proper categories?

I don't know much about the Broadway version (mostly because I refuse to listen to how they changed the show), but I've been following Jane Eyre since it's world premiere in 1995 in my hometown. This show has some of the most gorgeous music you will ever hear, but if you want a great recording your best bet is the 1998 Toronto cast. Marla and Anthony are both at the top of their games, making it a very worthwhile addition to your collection. My personal favorite song is "Farewell Good Angel," mostly because of Anthony Crivello.

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I adore the music. Never heard the Toronto cast recording, would be nice.

STEVOS

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I found the Napolean recording much more easily than the Toronto Jane Eyre. Napolean can still be found occasionally at the Footlight or Dress Circle sights. The last time I saw Toronto Jane Eyre was a CD-R at Footlight for some outrageous price.

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I love that musical, too. Marla Schaffel is wonderful and amazingly adorable. Is she nice in real life? Where do you find digital sheet music for that musical?

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